The United States vs. Billie Holiday
dir. Lee Daniels
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Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Directed byLee Daniels
StarringAndra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Adriane Lenox
Written bySuzan-Lori Parks
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
MusicKris Bowers
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021 · R · 2h 11m
Music, Drama, History
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
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